What to upgrade

[jackmcmahon202]

It was my birthday recently and i got some cash and my paycheck from work has came in i have around $660 what should i upgrade on my pc? i currently have a i5-6600K, GTX 1070, 16GB of ram and a MSI gaming M5 Z170A

 

[richiestang_78]

You could do a upgrade to a 7700k (BIOS update may be required) but the gain IMO isn't worth the money at this point with 8th Gen intels out and Ryzens.

If I were you I would look at a 8700K for pure performance or a Ryzen 1600x or 1700 if you want a more budget friend but still powerful CPU. Both will require a new MOBO.

 

[WildCard999]

What about a monitor or SSD upgrade?

 

[richiestang_78]

If you have a bad monitor sure, and as far as a SSD it wont do much for you other then improve boot time (if you install your OS on it) and game loads (although that varies radically from game to game).

 

[WildCard999]

Well the SSD speed increase over a HDD is always a nice boost and for the monitor if the OP is using a 1080P or less monitor then a 1440P (IPS?) would be a nice upgrade. Plus if they have enough room on there desk you can always use the older monitor as a secondary for browsing, Netflix, etc. Unless the extra performance is needed I would think the 6600K, especially overclocked, would be able to handle most games fairly well without issue. And there's another possible upgrade if needed, the CPU cooler, for overclocking.

 

[maxalge]

It was my birthday recently and i got some cash and my paycheck from work has came in i have around $660 what should i upgrade on my pc? i currently have a i5-6600K, GTX 1070, 16GB of ram and a MSI gaming M5 Z170A

get a 1440p monitor

and a ssd if you dont have one